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What Californians Think about the Republican Candidates
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are in California this week for the same reason every other candidate comes to the Golden State: it's the money, stupid...
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenMitt Romney and Rick Santorum are in California this week for the same reason every other candidate comes to the Golden State: it's the money, stupid. In addition, California might actually play a role in the GOP nomination. We hear about some scheduled fundraisers and Republican prospects in the primary, as opposed to the general, election. Also, a tax measure to compete with Governor Brown's and a ride on the Expo Line. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the Affordable Care Act and America's uninsured.
Banner image: Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign rally NuVasive, Inc. on March 26, 2012 in San Diego, California.Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
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4 storiesWhat Californians Think about the Republican Candidates
Mitt Romney 's in California today and tomorrow. He has a home in La Jolla, but his principal mission is raising money. Rick Santorum will be here for the same reason on Thursday.
Read the story13 minMolly Munger's Rival Education Initiative
Dan Schnur's USC Dornsife/LA Times Poll found that Molly Munger's tax measure is losing by a wide margin, 32 percent "yes" to 64 percent "no." But that's not the only poll showing bad news for " Our Children, Our Future ." The Field Poll and the Public Policy Institute of California also show a lack of support. Ms.
Read the story6 minA First Ride on the Expo Line
LA's latest light rail line has left the station — not with the travelling public on board yet, but a crowd of reporters. KCRW's Saul Gonzalez rode the Expo Line along with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavasky. Gonzalez survived the ride and joins us in the studio.
Read the story7 minThe Affordable Care Act and America's Uninsured
In the first of three days of arguments , the US Supreme Court made pretty clear today that it will rule on the constitutionality of President Obama's Affordable Care Act . Tomorrow, it will hear arguments on the so-called "Mandate" to buy insurance.
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